Poem-a-Day

Poem-a-Day is the original, daily poetry series featuring new poems by today’s poets. Produced by the Academy of American Poets, this free digital series is made possible by you, our readers and listeners. Theme music by Kat Rejsek. Audio engineering by Genevieve Shubeck. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.

Books
1426
Imani Davis: "Kink"
3 min
1427
Cortney Lamar Charleston: "Brown Estate, 2018 T...
3 min
1428
Evie Shockley: "black love"
2 min
1429
Guest Editor Interview: February 2023 Guest Edi...
13 min
1430
Dorothea Lasky: "This Beautiful Planet"
3 min
1431
Ra Malika Imhotep: "an armistice between my dea...
4 min
1432
Max Eastman: "X Rays"
4 min
1433
Alice Corbin Henderson: "From the Stone Age"
4 min
1434
Camonghne Felix: "Dearly Departed, Again I Drea...
3 min
1435
Chloe Honum: "Devonport"
2 min
1436
Corrie Lynn White: "After Striving"
2 min
1437
Destiny Hemphill: "our own names"
3 min
1438
Diana Marie Delgado: "People to Run From"
3 min
1439
Alfred Kreymborg: "Dance"
2 min
1440
Elizabeth Bishop: "Behind Stowe"
3 min
1441
Erin Rose Coffin: "Remembering Our First Parties"
2 min
1442
Fred L. Joiner: "Sikasso Snow"
2 min
1443
Hafizah Augustus Geter: "Praise Song"
3 min
1444
Ina Cariño: "Everything is Exactly the Same as ...
3 min
1445
Nabila Lovelace: "Ars Poetica"
2 min
1446
Countee Cullen: "Confession"
2 min
1447
Charlotte Mew: "The Forest Road"
8 min
1448
A. H. Jerriod Avant: "Who Can Govern Themselves...
3 min
1449
K. D. Harryman: "Whipping"
2 min
1450
Karisma Price: "Castnet Seafood"
4 min